2026 SCHEDULE
Saturday, Sep 27, 2025 | Buzz Event
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
2:00 PM – Lights, Camera, Volunteers!
Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 | Festival Kickoff + Film Summit
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
3:30 PM – Inauguration
4:30 PM – Cocktail Reception
4:30 PM – The Making of an International Star: Masterclass with Tillotama Shome — a leading force in global arthouse cinema
Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Red Carpet:
6:00 PM – Stars And Filmmakers In Attendance
Film Screenings:
7:00 PM – Shadowbox (Bengali – English subtitles)
8:45 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
7:00 PM – Sima’s Song (Dari – English subtitles)
8:45 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 | Special Events
Friday, Oct 10, 2025 | Opening Gala
Nuvo Event Space, 7920 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
5:00 PM – Red Carpet
6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment
10:00 PM – After Party
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Pyaasa (Hindi – English subtitles)
5:00 PM – Tiger’s Pond (Kannada – English subtitles)
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 | Spectrum I
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
As Dusk Falls (Panjabi – English subtitles)
Between Us (English)
Cry Me a River (Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese – English subtitles)
In Search of Lost Time (English, Urdu – English subtitles)
Karupy (Tamil, English – English subtitles)
Shelf Life (English, Panjabi – English subtitles)
Sorry, It’s a Girl (Panjabi, Hindi, English – English subtitles)
The Usher (Panjabi – English subtitles)
Whispering in the Leaves (Panjabi – English subtitles)
9:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 | Film Summit – Pro Events / Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
1:15 PM – Canada’s Screenwriting Ecosystem: Workshop for Writers and Producers with The Writers Gild of Canada
1:30 PM – Beyond the Checkbox: Roundtable on Investing in the South Asian Canadian Screen Narrative
2:15 PM – Between Worlds: Masterclass on Writing Universal South Asian Characters for Industry Breakthroughs with Anar Ali [CBC’s Allegiance]
3:15 PM – Screens, Streams & Sales: Workshop on Demystifying the Distribution Journey
6:00 PM – The Poetry of Shadows: A Film Appreciation Workshop on Cinema of Guru Dutt with Anup Singh
7:30 PM – Echoes of Longing: A Centenary Musical Tribute to Guru Dutt
9:00 PM – Longing Lounge: Cinéaste Reception
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 | Special Events
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – The Slow Man and His Raft (Bengali – English subtitles)
5:00 PM – Calorie (English)
7:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 | Spectrum II
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
An Orphanage of Memories (Kashmiri – English Subtitles)
Ashtray (English)
Cry Baby Cry (English)
Dating (English)
Fariyaad (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Me & You (English, Urdu – English Subtitles)
Now Is Not a Good Time (English)
Sister Mine (Punjabi – English Subtitles)
The Green Room (English)
9:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 | Film Summit – Pro Events / Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
1:15 PM – Pursing Screen-Based Career: Session with Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario
2:15 PM – Between Frames: Discussion on Crafting Vision and Pathways for South Asian Directors
4:15 PM – Echoes of Vision: Conversation with Simon Brook on Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata
6:00 PM – Storytelling in a Shifting Land: Masterclass with Iconic Filmmaker Roya Sadat
7:30 PM – Echoes of Her Voice: An Evening of Afghan Music and Cinematic Reverie
9:00 PM – Sima’s Lounge: Cinéaste Reception
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 | Special Events
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – The Mahabharata (English)
5:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
5:30 PM – Have You Heard Judi Singh? (English)
7:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 | Kaleidoscope I
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
A Tale of Two Cities (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Basanti Tailors (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Blind Spot (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Breaking the Feed (English)
Dobrina (English)
Kelad (Marathi – English Subtitles)
Midnight Murungai (English, Tamil – English Subtitles)
Oli (Tamil – English Subtitles)
Second Chance (English, Bengali – English Subtitles)
Skin Deep (English)
So Long, Farewell (Sinhala, English – English Subtitles)
The Heir (Hindi – English Subtitles)
The Slow Train (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
The Zero Line (Hindi – English Subtitles)
What Do You Use to Polish Your Shoes? (English)
Where the Heart Is (Marathi – English Subtitles)
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 | Special Events
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 | Liminal
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
A Seat Between Us (Hindi – English Subtitles)
After Prayer (English, Urdu – English Subtitles)
Ancessao (Goan – English Subtitles)
Hun To Janu Chu Ne? (Gujarati – English Subtitles)
Sutti (Marathi – English Subtitles)
The Leopard (Marathi, English – English Subtitles)
Theeram (Malayalam – English Subtitles)
Vishu Kani (Malayalam, English – English Subtitles)
8:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 | Kaleidoscope II
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Age of Darkness (English, Hindi, Marathi – English Subtitles)
bonVoyage pour monVoyage (English)
Fankaar (Urdu – English Subtitles)
Gulab Aur Aaina (Hindi – English Subtitles)
House of Rain (Urdu – English Subtitles)
Hunger (Panjabi – English Subtitles)
Love Survives (English)
New Moon Rain (Nepali, English – English Subtitles)
Pandaal (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Reverse (English)
Sash Window (Persian – English Subtitles)
Scarce (Marathi, Hindi – English Subtitles)
Star Crossed Lovers (Indonesian – English Subtitles)
Sweep After I Sleep (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
The Genius (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 | Frame of Mind
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
After The Shatter (English)
Anokhi (English, Hindi – English Subtitles)
In the Shadows of Obsessions and Compulsions (English)
Razaa (Hindi, Urdu – English Subtitles)
Shackles of Sky (Kannada – English Subtitles)
Sleep Training (English)
The Floor is Lava (English)
8:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 | Kaleidoscope III
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Bali (Marathi – English Subtitles)
Ballad of the Mountain (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Chai-Coffi (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Color of God (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Finding Nabi (English)
In Plain Sight (English)
Little Rain (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Lovers’ Park (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Pseudo Life (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Room at the Farm (Panjabi – English Subtitles)
Squat N Stool (English)
The Daily Bread (Kashmiri – English Subtitles)
The Flower at the End of the World (English)
The Road to My Father (Bengali – English Subtitles)
What’s Up Boss? (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Ziddh (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 | Unquiet
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
A Feller and the Tree (Tamil – English Subtitles)
I Fear Blue Skies (Pashto, Dari – English Subtitles)
Junglefowl (Tamil – English Subtitles)
Your Touch Makes Others Invisible (Tamil, English – English Subtitles)
8:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Friday, Oct 17, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Desi Fiction (Hindi – English subtitles)
8:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Friday, Oct 17, 2025 | Special Events
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Singhs In The Ring (English)
4:30 PM – The Roots(Bengali – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | Film Summit – Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
12:30 PM – The Producer’s Journey — From Development to Delivery: Masterclass with Crave’s Hit Series Late Bloomer as Case Study
2:30 PM – Clause Pe Pause: Workshop on Navigating Legal Hurdles in Screen Storytelling
3:30 PM – Money Shot: Workshop on Finding Funding for Your Next Film or Screen Story
4:30 PM – Bright Lights, Bold Stories: Launch of the 4th Edition of the IFFSA Talent Fund and Celebration of Alumni Journeys
5:30 PM – IFFSA Filmmakers Alliance Townhall: Strengthening the Voice of South Asian Canadian Storytellers
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | Panorama
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Advaitha (Kannada – English Subtitles)
Blessings (Marathi – English Subtitles)
Blue (English, Hindi – English Subtitles)
Fragments of Us (English, Telugu – English Subtitles)
The Feast (Tamil – English Subtitles)
9:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | Film Summit – Pro Events
Industria, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:15 PM – IFFSA Filmmakers Alliance: Picture Perfect Mixer
Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screening:
2:00 PM – Closing Film: The Mahabharata
4:00 PM – IFFSA Awards & Closing Ceremony
Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 | Special Events
Saturday, Sep 27, 2025 | Buzz Event
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
2:00 PM – Lights, Camera, Volunteers!
Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 | Festival Kickoff + Film Summit
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
3:30 PM – Inauguration
4:30 PM – Cocktail Reception
4:30 PM – The Making of an International Star: Masterclass with Tillotama Shome — a leading force in global arthouse cinema
Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Red Carpet:
6:00 PM – Stars And Filmmakers In Attendance
Film Screenings:
7:00 PM – Shadowbox (Bengali – English subtitles)
8:45 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
7:00 PM – Sima’s Song (Dari – English subtitles)
8:45 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 | Special Events
Friday, Oct 10, 2025 | Opening Gala
Nuvo Event Space, 7920 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
5:00 PM – Red Carpet
6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment
10:00 PM – After Party
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Pyaasa (Hindi – English subtitles)
5:00 PM – Tiger’s Pond (Kannada – English subtitles)
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 | Spectrum I
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
As Dusk Falls (Panjabi – English subtitles)
Between Us (English)
Cry Me a River (Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese – English subtitles)
In Search of Lost Time (English, Urdu – English subtitles)
Karupy (Tamil, English – English subtitles)
Shelf Life (English, Panjabi – English subtitles)
Sorry, It’s a Girl (Panjabi, Hindi, English – English subtitles)
The Usher (Panjabi – English subtitles)
Whispering in the Leaves (Panjabi – English subtitles)
9:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 | Film Summit – Pro Events / Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
1:15 PM – Canada’s Screenwriting Ecosystem: Workshop for Writers and Producers with The Writers Gild of Canada
1:30 PM – Beyond the Checkbox: Roundtable on Investing in the South Asian Canadian Screen Narrative
2:15 PM – Between Worlds: Masterclass on Writing Universal South Asian Characters for Industry Breakthroughs with Anar Ali [CBC’s Allegiance]
3:15 PM – Screens, Streams & Sales: Workshop on Demystifying the Distribution Journey
6:00 PM – The Poetry of Shadows: A Film Appreciation Workshop on Cinema of Guru Dutt with Anup Singh
7:30 PM – Echoes of Longing: A Centenary Musical Tribute to Guru Dutt
9:00 PM – Longing Lounge: Cinéaste Reception
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 | Special Events
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – The Slow Man and His Raft (Bengali – English subtitles)
5:00 PM – Calorie (English)
7:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 | Spectrum II
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
An Orphanage of Memories (Kashmiri – English Subtitles)
Ashtray (English)
Cry Baby Cry (English)
Dating (English)
Fariyaad (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Me & You (English, Urdu – English Subtitles)
Now Is Not a Good Time (English)
Sister Mine (Punjabi – English Subtitles)
The Green Room (English)
9:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 | Film Summit – Pro Events / Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
1:15 PM – Pursing Screen-Based Career: Session with Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario
2:15 PM – Between Frames: Discussion on Crafting Vision and Pathways for South Asian Directors
4:15 PM – Echoes of Vision: Conversation with Simon Brook on Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata
6:00 PM – Storytelling in a Shifting Land: Masterclass with Iconic Filmmaker Roya Sadat
7:30 PM – Echoes of Her Voice: An Evening of Afghan Music and Cinematic Reverie
9:00 PM – Sima’s Lounge: Cinéaste Reception
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 | Special Events
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – The Mahabharata (English)
5:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
5:30 PM – Have You Heard Judi Singh? (English)
7:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 | Kaleidoscope I
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
A Tale of Two Cities (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Basanti Tailors (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Blind Spot (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Breaking the Feed (English)
Dobrina (English)
Kelad (Marathi – English Subtitles)
Midnight Murungai (English, Tamil – English Subtitles)
Oli (Tamil – English Subtitles)
Second Chance (English, Bengali – English Subtitles)
Skin Deep (English)
So Long, Farewell (Sinhala, English – English Subtitles)
The Heir (Hindi – English Subtitles)
The Slow Train (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
The Zero Line (Hindi – English Subtitles)
What Do You Use to Polish Your Shoes? (English)
Where the Heart Is (Marathi – English Subtitles)
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 | Special Events
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 | Liminal
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
A Seat Between Us (Hindi – English Subtitles)
After Prayer (English, Urdu – English Subtitles)
Ancessao (Goan – English Subtitles)
Hun To Janu Chu Ne? (Gujarati – English Subtitles)
Sutti (Marathi – English Subtitles)
The Leopard (Marathi, English – English Subtitles)
Theeram (Malayalam – English Subtitles)
Vishu Kani (Malayalam, English – English Subtitles)
8:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 | Kaleidoscope II
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Age of Darkness (English, Hindi, Marathi – English Subtitles)
bonVoyage pour monVoyage (English)
Fankaar (Urdu – English Subtitles)
Gulab Aur Aaina (Hindi – English Subtitles)
House of Rain (Urdu – English Subtitles)
Hunger (Panjabi – English Subtitles)
Love Survives (English)
New Moon Rain (Nepali, English – English Subtitles)
Pandaal (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Reverse (English)
Sash Window (Persian – English Subtitles)
Scarce (Marathi, Hindi – English Subtitles)
Star Crossed Lovers (Indonesian – English Subtitles)
Sweep After I Sleep (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
The Genius (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 | Frame of Mind
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
After The Shatter (English)
Anokhi (English, Hindi – English Subtitles)
In the Shadows of Obsessions and Compulsions (English)
Razaa (Hindi, Urdu – English Subtitles)
Shackles of Sky (Kannada – English Subtitles)
Sleep Training (English)
The Floor is Lava (English)
8:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 | Kaleidoscope III
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Bali (Marathi – English Subtitles)
Ballad of the Mountain (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Chai-Coffi (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Color of God (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Finding Nabi (English)
In Plain Sight (English)
Little Rain (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Lovers’ Park (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Pseudo Life (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Room at the Farm (Panjabi – English Subtitles)
Squat N Stool (English)
The Daily Bread (Kashmiri – English Subtitles)
The Flower at the End of the World (English)
The Road to My Father (Bengali – English Subtitles)
What’s Up Boss? (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Ziddh (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 | Unquiet
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
A Feller and the Tree (Tamil – English Subtitles)
I Fear Blue Skies (Pashto, Dari – English Subtitles)
Junglefowl (Tamil – English Subtitles)
Your Touch Makes Others Invisible (Tamil, English – English Subtitles)
8:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Friday, Oct 17, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Desi Fiction (Hindi – English subtitles)
8:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Friday, Oct 17, 2025 | Special Events
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Singhs In The Ring (English)
4:30 PM – The Roots(Bengali – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | Film Summit – Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
12:30 PM – The Producer’s Journey — From Development to Delivery: Masterclass with Crave’s Hit Series Late Bloomer as Case Study
2:30 PM – Clause Pe Pause: Workshop on Navigating Legal Hurdles in Screen Storytelling
3:30 PM – Money Shot: Workshop on Finding Funding for Your Next Film or Screen Story
4:30 PM – Bright Lights, Bold Stories: Launch of the 4th Edition of the IFFSA Talent Fund and Celebration of Alumni Journeys
5:30 PM – IFFSA Filmmakers Alliance Townhall: Strengthening the Voice of South Asian Canadian Storytellers
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | Panorama
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Advaitha (Kannada – English Subtitles)
Blessings (Marathi – English Subtitles)
Blue (English, Hindi – English Subtitles)
Fragments of Us (English, Telugu – English Subtitles)
The Feast (Tamil – English Subtitles)
9:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Audience Interaction
Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 | Film Summit – Pro Events
Industria, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:15 PM – IFFSA Filmmakers Alliance: Picture Perfect Mixer
Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screening:
2:00 PM – Closing Film: The Mahabharata
4:00 PM – IFFSA Awards & Closing Ceremony
Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 | Special Events
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 | Volunteer Buzz
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
2:00 PM – Volunteer Meet & Greet
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 | Festival Kickoff
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
3:00 PM – Inauguration
4:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
6:30 PM – Mandi (Hindi – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – The Mehta Boys (Hindi – English subtitles)
Friday, Oct 11, 2024 | Opening Gala
Universal Event Space, 6250 Hwy 7, Vaughan
5:00 PM – Red Carpet
6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment
10:00 PM – After Party
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Amar Singh Chamkila (Hindi – English subtitles)
5:00 PM – All We Imagine As Light (Malayalam, Hindi – English subtitles)
7:00 PM – Padatik (Bengali – English subtitles)
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 | Spectrum I
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:30 PM – Film Screenings:
A Clay Horse (Pashto, Urdu – English subtitles)
Bobby Beauty Parlour (Hindi, Punjabi – English subtitles)
Brotherly (English)
Chand (English)
Dosa (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Five Stars (English)
Jumpstart (English)
Last Days of Summer (Ladakhi – English subtitles)
Stitched (English, Hindi, Tamil – English subtitles)
The Best (English)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 | Pro Events / Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:00 PM – The Legend: Masterclass with the Iconic Actor Shabana Azmi
8:00 PM – Shab-E-Sur: An Exclusive Musical Celebration of Shabana Azmi’s 50 Years In Cinema
9:00 PM – Cinéaste Chillout: Reception
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Kaalidhar Laapata (Hindi – English subtitles)
4:00 PM – Bonjour Tristesse (English, French – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – A House Named Shahana (Bengali – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024 | Spectrum II
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Ca-Ya-Te – Take Vengeance On (English, Malayalam – English subtitles)
Dark Memories (English)
Dinner Party (English)
First Place (English)
Fish In The Sea (English)
Naa Rakshasi (Telugu – English subtitles)
Side Please (Hindi – English subtitles)
Shut Up Simon! (English)
The Girl Who Could Fly (English)
The Man And The Monkey (English)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024 | Pro Events / Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:00 PM – The Rockstar Filmmaker: Masterclass With The Iconic Director Imtiaz Ali
8:00 PM – Chamkila Night: An Exclusive Musical Celebration of The Iconic Artist and The Acclaimed Film
9:00 PM – Directors’ Lounge: Reception
Monday, Oct 14, 2024 | Pro Events
Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
11:00 AM – Delegates Rendezvous & Networking Sessions
Monday, Oct 14, 2024 | Kaleidoscope I
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Abhang (Marathi – English subtitles)
Amar Dies Today (Hindi – English subtitles)
Bilai (Bengali – English subtitles)
Exhale (English)
Ghanti (Gujarati, Hindi, Sindhi – English subtitles)
Kaalam (Malayalam – English subtitles)
Karamati Paudha (Hindi – English subtitles)
Momo Deal (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Awakening (Malayalam – English subtitles)
The Clown (Punjabi – English subtitles)
The Flamingos And Other Migratory Birds Tour (English, Hindi, Marathi – English subtitles)
The Girl Who Lived In The Loo (Bengali, Hindi – English subtitles)
What Is The Criteria? (English)
What Just Happened! (Hindi – English subtitles)
Windhorse (English, Nepali – English subtitles)
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 | Pro Events
Canon Canada, 8000 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
5:00 PM – The Open Gesture – Intensive Performance In Cinema: Acting Workshop With Anup Singh – I
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 | Take Action!
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Interactions: Ciaçara (English subtitles)
Interactions: Crepuscolo (English subtitles)
Interactions: Domestication (English subtitles)
Interactions: Elephant In The Room (English subtitles)
Interactions: Jungle Fever (English subtitles)
Interactions: Landscape Depressions (English subtitles)
Interactions: Queen (English subtitles)
Interactions: Refugia (English subtitles)
Interactions: Tatanka (English subtitles)
Interactions: The Chameleon (English subtitles)
Interactions: The Last Maya (English subtitles)
Interactions: Why Did You Leave The Horse Alone? (English subtitles)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Environment
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 | Kaleidoscope II
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
1924 (Bengali, Hindi – English subtitles)
A Lullaby For Yellow Roses (Hindi – English subtitles)
A Snail Without Shell (Bengali – English subtitles)
Aaina (Hindi – English subtitles)
Ade – On a Sunday (Tenyidie – English subtitles)
Before Monsoon (Tamil – English subtitles)
Cashuality (Bengali – English subtitles)
Chakras For Sale (English)
Clay Ovens (Marathi – English subtitles)
Flowering Man (Hindi – English subtitles)
Itch (Hindi – English subtitles)
Love Without Borders (English)
Moonless (Hindi – English subtitles)
Namak (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Red Soil (Tamil – English subtitles)
Things Unheard Of (Kurdish – English subtitles)
Thursday Special (Hindi – English subtitles)
Who Will Bake The Bread? (Hindi – English subtitles)
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 | Pro Events
Canon Canada, 8000 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
5:00 PM – The Open Gesture – Intensive Performance In Cinema: Acting Workshop With Anup Singh – II
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 | Frame of Mind
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
A Night, After All (Hindi – English subtitles)
Father, Fog, Flower (Punjabi – English subtitles)
It Happens To Us (English)
Kimaya (English, Hindi, Marathi – English subtitles)
Knot (Hindi – English subtitles)
Veni (Marathi – English subtitles)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Mental Health
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 | Kaleidoscope III
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
251 (Bengali – English subtitles)
Pencere (Turkish – English subtitles)
Flowers In a Hailstorm (English, Assamese – English subtitles)
Fossil (Bengali – English subtitles)
Night Shift (English)
Sampo (Persian – English subtitles)
Mic Drop (Hindi – English subtitles)
Raven (Bengali – English subtitles)
Escort (Hindi – English subtitles)
Sinking (Assamese, English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Dump Yard (Marathi – English subtitles)
Lost In Teleportation (Hindi – English subtitles)
Solatia (Urdu – English subtitles)
In The Beginning of a Cold Season (Persian – English subtitles)
Scarecrow (Konkani – English subtitles)
Ranjis (Ahirani – English subtitles)
Mp3 (Arabic – English subtitles)
Thursday, Oct 17, 2024 | Rise Above
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Yellow (Persian – English subtitles)
Defiance: Fighting The Far Right (English)
The Cluster Fig Flowers (Hindi – English subtitles)
Two Way Street (Hindi – English subtitles)
Kyaa Hai Ye Samjhauta (Hindi – English subtitles)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Discrimination and Equity
Friday, Oct 18, 2024 | Pro Events
Canon Canada, 8000 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
5:00 PM – The Open Gesture – Intensive Performance In Cinema: Acting Workshop With Anup Singh – III
Friday, Oct 18, 2024 | Panorama
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Missing (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Shadows of the Past (English)
Lovely & Tip Top (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Heart Smiles (English)
Gote Goat Ghost (Hindi – English subtitles)
Friday, Oct 18, 2024 | Special Events
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – Trolley Times (Punjabi – English subtitles)
5:00 PM – Little Thomas (Hindi – English subtitles)
7:30 PM – I Am No Queen (English, Punjabi – English Subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 | Pro Events
Canon Canada, 8000 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
2:30 PM – Entertainment Law: Workshop For Filmmakers And Artists By Lawyer Divya Shahani
4:00 PM – Film Funding: Workshop For Filmmakers
5:30 PM – IFFSA Talent Fund: Bright Lights Program 2024/25 Launch
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
7:00 PM – IFFSA South Asian Filmmakers Assemble (ISAFA): Picture Perfect Mixture
Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screening:
3:00 PM – Gandhi Talks
5:00 PM – IFFSA Awards & Closing Ceremony
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 | Special Events
Saturday, Sep 30, 2023 | Volunteer Buzz Event
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
12:00 PM – Volunteer Meet & Greet
5:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
Thursday, Oct 12, 2023 | Festival Kickoff
Great Hall, Mississauga Civic Centre, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga
3:00 PM – Inauguration
4:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
Thursday, Oct 12, 2023 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
6:30 PM – Kennedy (Hindi – English subtitles) – Opening Film
6:30 PM – The Braid (Hindi, Italian, English – English Subtitles)
6:30 PM – Zubeyde (Turkish – English Subtitles)
Friday, Oct 13, 2023 | Opening Gala
Mississauga Convention Centre, 75 Derry Road W, Mississauga
5:00 PM – Red Carpet
6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment
10:00 PM – After Party
Saturday, Oct 14, 2023 | Spectrum I
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – Film Screenings:
As A Man (English)
Blue Print Of A Pleasure Machine (Hindi – English subtitles)
Eating The Other (English)
Falling (English)
Fan Girl (English)
Foreigners Only (Bengali – English subtitles)
Hafiz (English)
Leveled (English, Urdu – English subtitles)
Qadr (Arabic – English subtitles)
The Golden Cage (Bengali – English subtitles)
The Steak (No Dialogue)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Saturday, Oct 14, 2023 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
2:00 PM – The Actor & The Star – Masterclass With Taapsee Pannu
7:00 PM – Gun, Girl & Politics – Masterclass on “Kennedy” with Anurag Kashyap, Sunny Leone, Rahul Bhat
10:00 PM – Cinéaste Chillout
Saturday, Oct 14, 2023 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
4:30 PM – Blurr (Hindi – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – Family (Malayalam – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 | Spectrum II
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Bid (English, Tamil – English subtitles)
Emotional Distancing (English)
Humaara Wala Dance (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Jaane Kya Hoga Mera (Hindi – English subtitles)
Lotus Eyed Girl (English)
Papa Ki Pari (English, Marathi – English subtitles)
Spin Over (English)
Sweet Refuge (Arabic, English – English subtitles)
Thand (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
XO (Bengali, English, Hindi – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas, 22 Lebovic Ave, Scarborough
Film Screenings:
2:00 PM – In The Mist: Niharika (Bengali – English subtitles)
4:30 PM – Pett Kata Shaw (Bengali – English Subtitles)
6:30 PM – Meghna Konnya (Bengali – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
4:00 PM – What Is An Anurag Kashyap Film? Masterclass With Anurag Kashyap On His Filmmaking
7:00 PM – Bright Lights: Scripting A Masterpiece – Feedback From A Master
10:00 PM – Directors’ Lounge
Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screenings:
4:30 PM – Aatmapamphlet (Marathi – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – Agra (Hindi – English subtitles)
Monday, Oct 16, 2023 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
11:00 AM – Filmmaking Intensive – Workshop With Anup Singh
Monday, Oct 16, 2023 | Pro Events
Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
6:30 PM – Delegates Rendezvous & Networking Sessions
Monday, Oct 16, 2023 | Kaleidoscope I
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
A Donkey’s Wandering (Hindi, Marathi – English Subtitles)
A Drop Of Time (Tamil – English subtitles)
Bhagwaan (Marathi – English subtitles)
Friendly Visit (English)
Father Than Distance (English, Hindi – English Subtitles)
Herbal Tea (English)
Kesh (English)
Kheer (Hindi – English subtitles)
Mysore Magic (English, Hindi, Kannada, French – English subtitles)
Namaste Yoga (English)
Pinky And Papa (Hindi – English subtitles)
Striped (English, Oriya – English subtitles)
The Invite (English)
The Last Meal (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Dreamcatcher (Bengali – English subtitles)
With Mrinal Sen (Bengali – English subtitles)
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
11:00 AM – Filmmaking Intensive – Workshop With Anup Singh
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 | Take Action!
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
Interactions: Ciaçara (English subtitles)
Interactions: Crepuscolo (English subtitles)
Interactions: Domestication (English subtitles)
Interactions: Elephant In The Room (English subtitles)
Interactions: Jungle Fever (English subtitles)
Interactions: Landscape Depressions (English subtitles)
Interactions: Queen (English subtitles)
Interactions: Refugia (English subtitles)
Interactions: Tatanka (English subtitles)
Interactions: The Chameleon (English subtitles)
Interactions: The Last Maya (English subtitles)
Interactions: Why Did You Leave The Horse Alone? (English subtitles)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Environment
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 | Kaleidoscope II
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Autopsy: Project S.A.M. (English)
Bhaukaal (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Blue Gold (Hindi – English subtitles)
Butterscotch (English)
Daira: Rim Of Life (Urdu – English subtitles)
Dhummas (Gujarati – English subtitles)
Dirty Secrets (English)
Dos Bros Force (English, Telugu – English subtitles)
Men In Blue (English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu – English subtitles)
Sandals Of Gold (Gujarati, Sanskrit – English subtitles)
Small-time Cinema (Assamese, Baluchi – English subtitles)
Splash (English, Kannada – English subtitles)
The Injustices (English)
The Soul (Bengali – English subtitles)
Yatra: The Journey (English)
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
11:00 AM – Filmmaking Intensive – Workshop With Anup Singh
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023 | Frame of Mind
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings:
1234 (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Anu (English, Hindi, Maori – English subtitles)
Broken Wing (English)
Chimera (English)
Fearless (Punjabi, English – English subtitles)
Out Beyond (Urdu – English Subtitles)
Overshadow (Hindi, English – English Subtitles)
Rock The Cradle (English, Hindi, Punjabi – English Subtitles)
You Ask Too Much (English)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Mental Health
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023 | Kaleidoscope III
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Anukampa (Hindi – English Subtitles)
A Temporary Matter (Bengali – English subtitles)
Anchaha (Hindi – English subtitles)
Apni Jaan (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Could You Be Free Yet Locked In? (Bengali – English subtitles)
Cue Kya Tha? (Hindi – English subtitles)
Expired Ethnic (English)
Forty (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Haq (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Hirnaicha Aamba (Marathi – English subtitles)
Humanity And Love Unplugged (English)
Mera Daddu (Hindi, Urdu – English subtitles)
Other Ray: Art Of Satyajit Ray (English)
Payasam And Other Careful Processes (English, Tamil – English subtitles)
Poshan (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Raada: Muck (Marathi – English subtitles)
Sehat (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Unsuitable (Bengali, English – English subtitles)
Viral (Hindi, Urdu, Marathi – English subtitles)
What If I Fail (English)
Yaan (Hindi – English subtitles)
Your Eyes (Bengali subtitles)
Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
11:00 AM – Filmmaking Intensive – Workshop With Anup Singh
Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screening:
6:30 PM – Berlin (Hindi – English Subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Friday, Oct 20, 2023 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
11:00 AM – Filmmaking Intensive – Workshop With Anup Singh
Friday, Oct 20, 2023 | Cinematic Symphony
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:30 PM – An Evening With A Classic Film And Live Music
Saturday, Oct 21, 2023 | Panorama I
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – Film Screenings:
Funeral Bier: Gahvara (Hindi – English subtitles)
Homecoming (Bengali – English subtitles)
Sura (Kannada – English subtitles)
The Man In The Mirror (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Saturday, Oct 21, 2023 | Panorama II
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
4:15 PM – Film Screenings:
Domestic Help (English)
Four Slippers (Hindi – English subtitles)
Giddh: The Scavenger (Hindi – English Subtitles)
Identity: Naam (Hindi – English subtitles)
Nehemich (Marathi – English subtitles)
Saturday, Oct 21, 2023 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:30 PM – Picture Perfect Filmmakers’ Mixture
Saturday, Oct 21, 2023 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screening:
6:30 PM – Ghaath: Ambush (Marathi – English subtitles)
Sunday, Oct 22, 2023 | Gala Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
Film Screening:
2:00 PM – Joram (Hindi – English subtitles) – Closing Film
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Oct 22, 2023 | Awards & Closing Ceremony
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:30 PM – IFFSA Awards & Closing Ceremony
Saturday, Jul 30, 2022 | Volunteer Buzz Event
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
12:00 PM – Volunteer Meet & Greet
5:00 PM – VIP Reception
Thursday, Aug 11, 2022 | Festival Kickoff
Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga
3:30 PM – Opening Ceremony & Press Conference
4:30 PM – Cocktail Reception
Thursday, Aug 11, 2022 | Opening Film Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Adh Chanani Raat (Punjabi – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – Last Film Show (Gujarati – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – No Land’s Man (English, Bengali, Hindi – English Subtitles)
Friday, Aug 12, 2022 | Opening Gala
Mississauga Convention Centre, 75 Derry Road W, Mississauga
5:00 PM – Red Carpet
6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment
10:00 PM – After Party
Saturday, Aug 13, 2022 | Feature Film Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – Range Road 290 (Punjabi – English subtitles)
4:30 PM – The Orphanage (Dari – English subtitles) + Bad Omen (Persian – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – Pedro (Kannada – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Saturday, Aug 13, 2022 | Feature Film Premieres
Cineplex Odeon Morningside Cinemas, 785 Milner Ave, Scarborough
2:00 PM – Once Upon a Time in Calcutta (Bengali – English subtitles)
4:30 PM – Saturday Afternoon (Bengali – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – The Terrace – Chhaad (Bengali – English subtitles)
Saturday, Aug 13, 2022 | Short, Doc & Featurette Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – IFFSA Big Shorts I
Ancora Non Lo So (Italian, Urdu – English subtitles)
Copeless (English, Punjabi – English subtitles)
Desi Standard Time Travel (English, Urdu – English subtitles)
Majboor-E-Mamool (English, Urdu – English subtitles)
My Son Went Quiet (English)
Sandstorm – Mulaqat (Urdu – English subtitles)
Sumati – (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Chase (English, Punjabi – English subtitles)
The Silent Echo (Nepali – English subtitles)
Tomorrow My Love (English)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
4:30 PM – IFFSA Big Shorts II
7 Star Dinosor Entertainment (Hindi – English subtitles)
Adventures of Faisal Rehman (Hindi – English subtitles)
Chhoti Shammez (Hindi – English subtitles)
Competitor (English, Punjabi – English subtitles)
Customized (English)
Hinglish (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Kiss (Hindi – English subtitles)
Lohri (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Reverie (English)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Saturday, Aug 13, 2022 | Special Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
7:30 PM – Mughal-E-Azam: An Ode to a Masterpiece – By Shabana Azmi & Javed Akhtar
9:30 PM – Directors’ Lounge
Sunday, Aug 14, 2022 | Feature Film Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
1:00 PM – Palyad (Marathi – English subtitles)
3:30 PM – Dug Dug (Hindi – English subtitles)
5:30 PM – Shoebox (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
7:30 PM – Anatomy Of A Warrior (English)
Sunday, Aug 14, 2022 | Feature Film Premieres
Cineplex Odeon Morningside Cinemas, 785 Milner Ave, Scarborough
2:00 PM – No Ground Beneath The Feet (Bengali – English subtitles) + Morning Coffee (Bengali – English subtitles)
4:00 PM – Rehana Maryam Noor (Bengali – English subtitles)
6:30 PM – Deep6 (Bengali – English subtitles)
Sunday, Aug 14, 2022 | Pro Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
1:00 PM – Irrfaan Khan: Dialogues With The Wind – Masterclass With Anup Singh
4:00 PM – An Actor Prepares: Masterclass With Shabana Azmi
7:00 PM – Talking Films And Songs: Masterclass With Javed Akhtar
9:30 PM – Directors’ Lounge
Monday, Aug 15, 2022 | Pro Events
Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
11:00 AM – Delegates Rendevous & Networking Sessions
Monday, Aug 15, 2022 | Pro Events
The Alderlea, 40 Elizabeth St S, Brampton
5:00 PM – Directors’ Workshop With Gurvinder Singh
Monday, Aug 15, 2022 | Short, Doc & Featurette Premieres
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – IFFSA Kaleidoscope I
5 Easy Steps To Make An Important Short Film (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
10 Minutes (Hindi – English subtitles)
Aalam (Hindi – English subtitles)
Arjun (Marathi – English subtitles)
Beti (Dutch, Hindi – English subtitles)
Cheepatakadumpa (Hindi – English subtitles)
Cycle (Bengali, Hindi – English subtitles)
Destination Paradise (Czech, English, Hindi, Ukrainian – English subtitles)
Gondhorvo (Bengali – English subtitles)
Impasse (Hindi, Tamil – English subtitles)
I Am Mahmood (Bengali, English, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu – English subtitles)
Me Against The World (English)
Mintgumri (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Nauha (Hindi – English subtitles)
Nirop (Hindi, Marathi – English subtitles)
Stay Tuned (Urdu – English subtitles)
The Intern (English)
Those Seven Steps (English, Hindi, Punjabi – English subtitles)
The Way We Are (Hindi, Marathi – English subtitles)
We’ve Only Just Begun (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Yaar Dost (Hindi – English subtitles)
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022 | Pro Events
The Alderlea, 40 Elizabeth St S, Brampton
5:00 PM – Directors’ Workshop With Gurvinder Singh
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022 | Take Action!
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings Session
Interdependence: A Sunny Day (No Dialogue)
Interdependence: Last Dance (Icelandic – English subtitles)
Interdependence: Extraction – The Raft of Medusa (English)
Interdependence: Kingdom (German – English subtitles)
Interdependence: Lac (French – English subtitles)
Interdependence: Hungry Seagull (Chinese – English subtitles)
Interdependence: Megha’s Divorce (Hindi – English subtitles)
Interdependence: Tua Ingugu (Portuguese – English subtitles)
Interdependence: Olmo (Italian – English subtitles)
Interdependence: Ka Mura Ka Muri (Maori – English subtitles)
Interdependence: Qurut (English)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Environment
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022 | Short, Doc & Featurette Premieres
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – IFFSA Kaleidoscope II
Any Given Night (English)
Basti (English, Hindi Kannada – English subtitles)
Bhirbhira (Marathi – English subtitles)
Bus Driver (English)
Fragrance (Bengali – English subtitles)
Grey Solar Game (Bengali – English subtitles)
Jazz Virk’s Haunted Addict (English)
Main Hoon Brampton (Hindi – English subtitles)
My Mother’s Girlfriend (Hindi, Marathi – English subtitles)
Nazarbazi (English, Persian – English subtitles)
Pariah (Hindi – English subtitles)
Pratyadanam (Hindi – English subtitles)
Thakur Bidya Bhusan (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
The Decision – Vikalp (Hindi – English subtitles)
The Games We Play (English)
The Hunger (Bengali – English subtitles)
Thodi Si Khushi (Hindi – English subtitles)
Trapped – Paash (Hindi – English subtitles)
Under The Waters (Marathi – English subtitles)
When Live Gives You Lemons (English)
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022 | Pro Events
The Alderlea, 40 Elizabeth St S, Brampton
5:00 PM – Directors’ Workshop With Gurvinder Singh
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022 | Frame of Mind
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings Session
Bobby (English)
Hindsight (English)
Is This Mrs Varma? (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Oonch Neech (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
Raavi (Punjabi – English subtitles)
Silence (English)
Wayne (English)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Mental Health
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022 | Short, Doc & Featurette Premieres
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
7:00 PM – IFFSA Kaleidoscope III
Anekantvad (English, Hindi, Punjabi – English subtitles)
Are you Okay? (English)
Burried & Forgotten (English)
Dark Endings (English)
Kicking Balls (Hindi – English subtitles)
Little Wings (Tamil – English subtitles)
Meet The Guptas (English)
Mission Dadu (Hindi – English subtitles)
Mr. Lawyer (Hindi – English subtitles)
Pandemia (English, Urdu – English subtitles)
Post Office (Gujarati – English subtitles)
Safar (Hindi – English subtitles)
Sami Saanj (Gujarati – English subtitles)
Subscribe/Follow (English)
The Hideout (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
The Wall (Bengali – English subtitles)
There Is No Other Way To Do This (English)
Together (Hindi – English subtitles)
Vidyalaya (English)
Thursday, Aug 18, 2022 | Bespoke Cocktail Reception
Anokhi, 200 County Court Blvd, Brampton
4:30 PM – Cocktail Reception & Networking
Thursday, Aug 18, 2022 | Pro Events
The Alderlea, 40 Elizabeth St S, Brampton
5:00 PM – Directors’ Workshop With Gurvinder Singh
Thursday, Aug 18, 2022 | Feature Film Premiere
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Gandhi & Company (Gujarati – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Friday, Aug 19, 2022 | Doc-Feature Film Premiere
IFFSA AT HOME: Virtual Theatre
1:00 PM – Kaifinama (Urdu, Hindi – English subtitles)
Friday, Aug 19, 2022 | Open Air Music Fest
Gage Park, 45 Main St S, Brampton
5:30 PM – Flowertown Jukebox | Blues, Rythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop | Celebrated Canadian Artists
Saturday, Aug 20, 2022 | Music Films
Saturday, Aug 20, 2022 | Open Air Music Fest
Sheridan College Grounds, 7899 Mclaughlin Rd, Brampton
12:30 PM – BTown MegaFest | All Day Fun, Food & Music | Punjabi Pop, Urban, Bollywood | Canadian and International Artists
Sunday, Aug 21, 2022 | Feature Film Premiere | Closing Film
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – Invisible Demons (English, Hindi – English subtitles)
[Details & Tickets/FREE Passes]
Sunday, Aug 21, 2022 | Music Concert & Closing Ceremony
Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre lane, Brampton
5:30 PM – Sufi & Folk Sounds | Sanam Marvi Live In Concert | Closing Ceremony
Thursday, Aug 12, 2021 | The Home And The World – Celebrating Satyajit Ray’s Centenary
6:00 PM EST – Festival Kickoff
- Festival Opening and Welcome
- Message by The Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- Message by The Honourable Premier Doug Ford
- Message by The Honourable Minister Steven Guillbeaut
- Message by The Honourable Minister Bardish Chagger
- Message by Mayor Bonnie Crombie
- Message by Mayor Patrick Brown
- Message by Consul General of India Apoorva Srivastava
- Message by Other Dignitaries
- 100 Years of Satyajit Ray: Why do we celebrate the Maestro? – By IFFSA Ambassador, and Renowned Director, Anup Singh [TIFF, IFFR, Locarno]
- Tribute to Satyajit Ray – By Renowned Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan [Padma Shri, Eighteen National Film Awards, BFI, Venice]
- Tribute to Satyajit Ray – By Renowned Director Deepa Mehta [Order of Canada, Order of Ontario, Governor General’s Award, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Laws, Canadian Screen Awards, TIFF]
- Tribute to Satyajit Ray – By Renowned Director Goutam Ghose [Sixteen National Film Awards, Cannes, Venice]
6:40 PM EST – An introduction to Satyajit Ray’s The Home And The World (Ghare Baire) – By Dr Suman Ghosh, Subject Leader, Film And Media, Bath Spa University, UK
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
6:45 PM EST- Premiere: The Home And The World (Ghare Baire) [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
9:00 PM EST- The Home And The World – Keynote Address on Satyajit Ray: By Renowned Director Kumar Shahani [Three National Film Awards, Three Filmfare Awards, IFFR FIPRESCI Award Winner]. [WMS 2021]
Friday, Aug 13, 2021 | The Home And The World II + L ove, Lament, and Rebellion + Kaleidoscope
6:00 PM EST – Day Two Kickoff
6:10 PM EST – Satyajit Ray Tributes: Mostafa Sarwar Farooki [Oscars, IFFR], Richie Mehta [TIFF, Venice, Emmy], Q [Berlinale, Sundance]
6:20 PM EST – Masterclass with Iconic Actor Shabana Azmi [Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Five National Film Awards, Numerous International Awards and Honorary Doctorates]. Hosted by Renowned Director Pushpendra Singh [IFFR, Berlinale, Busan]. [WMS 2021]
8:10 PM EST – An introduction to Satyajit Ray’s Charulata
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
8:15 PM EST– Premiere: Charulata [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
8:30 PM EST – Premiere: The Tenant [Hindi + English with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
8:30 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the duration of the Festival]
- Aloo [Hindi, Marathi + English with English Subtitles]
- Birdwatching [Urdu + English with English Subtitles]
- Candlepin [English]
- Chocolate Starfish [Kannada with English Subtitles]
- Elegy [English]
- For Each Other [Assamese with English Subtitles]
- Laali [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Mango Jam [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
- Shabnam [Persian with English Subtitles]
- The Miniaturist Of Junagadh [Hindi with English Subtitles]
Saturday, Aug 14, 2021 | The Home And The World III + Contemporary Voices + Kaleidoscope
5:00 PM EST – Day Three Kickoff
5:10 PM EST – Satyajit Ray Tributes: Srijit Mukherjee [National Film Award], Aditya Vikram Sengupta [National Film Award, IFFR, Venice]
5:20 PM EST – Journey of a Director: Masterclass with Renowned Director Richie Mehta [TIFF, Venice, Emmy Award]. Hosted by Renowned Journalist Naman Ramachandran [Variety] [WMS 2021]
6:20 PM EST – Masterclass with Renowned Actor Abhay Deol [Dev.D, Manorama Six Feet Under, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Socha Na Tha, Happy Bhag Jayegi, Line of Descent]. Hosted by Director of Programming, Avi Grewal [IFFSA]. [WMS 2021]
7:10 PM EST – Masterclass with Iconic Actor Sharmila Tagore [Padma Bhushan, Two National Film Awards, Two Filmfare Awards, Cannes, Berlinale]. Hosted by Renowned Filmmaker and Archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur [National Film Awards, MIFF]. [WMS 2021]
8:10 PM EST – An introduction to Satyajit Ray’s The Hero (Nayak)
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
8:15 PM EST –Premiere: The Hero (Nayak) [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
8:30 PM EST – Premiere: The Fourth Direction (Chauthi Koot) [Punjabi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
8:30 PM EST – Premiere: 12 x 12 Untitled (Barah By Barah) [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
8:30 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the duration of the Festival]
- Annual Day [Marathi with English Subtitles]
- Congratulations [Urdu + English with English Subtitles]
- Hide And Seek [Spanish with English Subtitles]
- Rammat Gammat [Gujarati with English Subtitles]
- Sambhar Project 2020 PlayLab South Asia [Bengali, Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
- Shadow Bird [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- What Did you Think? [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
Sunday, Aug 15, 2021 | The Home And The World IV + The Feminine Mystique + Kaleidoscope
5:00 PM EST – Day Four Kickoff
5:10 PM EST – Satyajit Ray Tributes: Prateek Vats [Berlinale]
5:20 PM EST – Masterclass with Iconic Journalist, Script Writer and Costume Designer Shama Zaidi [Cannes, Berlinale. Thirty Feature Films with World Renowned Directors including Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Girish Karnad, Muzaffar Ali, M S Sathyu. Filmography: Garam Hawa, Shatranj Ke Khilari, Umrao Jaan, Mandi, The Making Of The Mahatama, Sardari Begum, Mrigtrishna]. Hosted by Renowned Writer, Director and Journalist Madhuja Mukherjee [IFFR, TIFF]. [WMS 2021]
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
6:00 PM EST – Premiere: Fire In The Mountains [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:00 PM EST – Premiere: The Shepherdess And The Seven Songs (Laila Aur Satt Geet) [Hindi + Gojri with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:15 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- An Early Spring [Pahari, Hindi + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
- Antarvasna [Hindi + Marathi with English Subtitles]
- Blood Moon [English]
- Happy Birthday [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Purple Kisses [Urdu + Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
- Rimi [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
- The Girl With The Red Ribbons [Tamil with English Subtitles]
- The Indignity [Urdu with English Subtitles]
- The Last Rights [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Unresolved [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
- Weekend [Marathi + English with English Subtitles]
Monday, Aug 16, 2021 | Pain of Prejudice + Kaleidoscope
6:00 PM EST – Day Five Kickoff
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Zollywood [Marathi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: The Knot [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: The Last Out [Spanish + English with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: The Single Tumbler [Tamil with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
7:00 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Angh [Konyak with English]
- Distant [English]
- Good Girl Rose [Tagalog + English with English Subtitles]
- Invisible Brown Man [English]
- Letters From Your Far Off Country [Hindi, Urdu + English with English Subtitles]
- Off Duty [English]
- Sita [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- The Beard (Dadhi) [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Unknown Caller [English]
Tuesday, Aug 17, 2021 | Frame of Mind + Kaleidoscope
6:00 PM EST – Day Six Kickoff
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Metamorphosis In The Slaughter House [Persian with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
7:00 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- An Irrelevant Dialogue [Bengali with English Subtitles]
- An Open Sky [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Burn [English]
- Checking Out [English]
- Imaginary Homes [Punjabi with English Subtitles]
- MyMirror [Tamil with English Subtitles]
- O.C.D. [English]
- Stardust [English]
- The Great Artist [English]
- The Wonder Girl [English]
- This Bank Of The River [Urdu with English Subtitles]
- Until The Quiet Comes [Urdu with English Subtitles]
Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021 | Love is Love is Love + Kaleidoscope
6:00 PM EST – Day Seven Kickoff
6:10 PM EST – Panel Discussion: Love Is Love Is Love [LGBTQ representation in South Asian cinema] Hosted by CBC Radio’s Jason D’Souza. Panelists: Faraz Arif Ansari, Fawzia Mirza, Sonali Patel.
7:00 PM EST – Masterclass with the Versatile Actor Divya Dutta [National Award, FilmFare Award, Cannes, TIFF]. Hosted by Director of Programming, Avi Grewal [IFFSA]. [WMS 2021]
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
8:00 PM EST – Premiere: Fire [English + Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
8:00 PM EST – Premiere: Funny Boy [Tamil, Sinhala + English with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
8:15 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Begum Parvathi [Tamil with English Subtitles]
- Closet Supes [English]
- No Beloved [Urdu with English Subtitles]
- Nothing But A Human [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
- Sheer Qorma [Hindi with English Subtitles – Available for 48 hours only]
- Shikhandi [Bengali + Hindi with English Subtitles]
- The Lonely Prince [English]
Thursday, Aug 19, 2020 | Canadian Panorama + Kaleidoscope
6:00 PM EST – Day Eight Kickoff
6:10 PM EST – Panel Discussion: Funding Diverse Canadian Screen Productions with Rod Butler [Director, Programs and Policy, Canada Media Fund] and Anna Newallo [Program Consultant, Film Fund, Ontario Creates]. Hosted by Acclaimed Canadian Actor, Writer and Producer Supinder Wraich [Canadian Screen Award]. [WMS 2021]
7:10 PM EST – Panel Discussion: The Pitch and Chase – Navigating the Road to Working with OTT Platforms with Zach Feldberg [Head of YA Digital Originals, CBC], Jennifer Shin [Director of Development, Comedy, CBC Gem] and Tina Apostolopoulos [Production Executive, Factual and Reality, Bell Media]. Hosted by Acclaimed Canadian Actor, Writer and Producer Supinder Wraich [Canadian Screen Award]. [WMS 2021]
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
8:00 PM EST – Premiere: Fall Back Down [English] [Available for 96 hours only]
8:15 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Atone [English]
- Cinnamon Tea [English]
- Inside [English]
- Kal Kare So Aaj [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Khof [Urdu with English Subtitles]
- Me | Her [English]
- Men At War [English]
- Mirror O Mirror [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
- Perfect Daughter [English + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
- Say No For A Kiss [English]
- Strong Son [English]
- Tadwim [English]
- The Doctrine[English]
- The Mother Wound [English + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
Friday, Aug 20, 2021 | Many Cinemas of South Asia + Kaleidoscope
6:00 PM EST – Day Nine Kickoff
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Blue Bird (Neeli Hakki) [Kannada with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Human Nature (Vrutti) [Marathi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Dhaka Dream [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:10 PM EST – Premiere: The Other Side Of The River (Mrugtrushna) [Gujarati with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:30 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Corona Kaal [Gujarati with English Subtitles]
- Duggi [Bengali with English Subtitles]
- Mixi [No Dialogue]
- Pralhad [Hindi + Marathi with English Subtitles]
- STAGE 3/0 [Punjabi + Urdu with English Subtitles]
- The Guardian Angel [Persian with English Subtitles]
- Witness [Persian with English Subtitles]
8:00 PM EST – Musical Performance
Saturday, Aug 21, 2021 | The Home And The World V + Many Musics of South Asian Cinema + Kaleidoscope
5:00 PM EST – Day Ten Kickoff
5:10 PM EST – Satyajit Ray Tributes: Neeraj Ghaywan [National Film Award, Cannes], Pushpendra Singh [IFFR, Berlinale, Busan]
5:20 PM EST – Satyajit Ray’s Music: Masterclass with Renowned Music Composer Shantanu Moitra [National Film Award, Filmfare Award. Filmography: 3 Idiots, Parineeta, Naa Bangaaru Talli, Gulabo Sitabo, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Raajneeti, PK]. [WMS 2021]
6:10 PM EST – An introduction to Satyajit Ray’s The Music Room (Jalsaghar)
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
6:15 PM EST – Premiere: The Music Room (Jalsaghar) [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
6:30 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- 1978 [Urdu + Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
- American Anomie [English + Russian with English Subtitles]
- Last Night In Vegas [English]
- Raqs [Urdu with English Subtitles]
- Woh Umeed Ki Manzil [Hindi + Urdu with English Subtitles]
8:00 PM EST – Musical Performance
Sunday, Aug 22, 2020 | The Bright Lights of Cinema
5:00 PM EST – Closing Day Kickoff
5:10 PM EST – Journey of an Actor: Masterclass with Canadian Actor and Rising International Star Hamza Haq [Canadian Screen Awards. Transplant]. Hosted by the Oscar Nominated Writer, Director and Producer Sami Khan [WMS 2021]
6:00 PM EST – Painting Satyajit Ray’s Cinema: Globally celebrated painter Atul Dodiya in conversation with Anup Singh. [WMS 2021]
IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]
6:30 PM EST – Premiere: Festival Closing Films
- Choronicle Of Space (Sthalpuran) [Marathi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
- Pebbles (Koozhangal) [Tamil with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]
8:00 PM EST – Festival Closing and Musical Performance
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2020 | The Excitement Begins
6:00 PM – Volunteer Meet & Greet
Thursday, Aug 6, 2020 | Qissa Irrfan Khan – Celebrating the man, the actor, the legend
6:30 PM – Festival Kickoff
6:45 PM – Tribute to Irrfan Khan: Actor Rajkumar Rao [TIFF]
7:00 PM – Tribute to Irrfan Khan: Participants: Director Gurinder Chadha [Cannes, Berlinale, TIFF, Sundance, Bend It Like Beckham, Blinded By The Light], Director Shoojit Sircar [National Awar Winner, Piku, Vicky Donor, Pink, Madras Cafe, October, Gulabo Sitabo], Director Hansal Mehta [TIFF, MAMI], Actor Vijay Varma [Gully Boy, Pink, A Suitable Boy], Actor Mita Vasisht [Avant Garde Actor, Irrfan Khan’s batchmate at NSD], Cinematographer Abhik Mukhopadhyay[National Award Winner, Pink, Gulabo Sitabo, October], Zakir Khan [Comedian], and Manpreet Bacchhar [Manager of Irrfan Khan, CEO Vishal Bhardwaj Films]. Moderated by Tisca Chopra [TIFF].
7:30 PM – Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost [Punjabi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
9:30 PM – Panel Discussion: Reminiscing on Qissa and Irrfan Khan’s legacy. Participants: Director Anup Singh [TIFF, IFFR], and Co-stars Tisca Chopra [TIFF], Tillotama Shome [Cannes, TIFF] and Rasika Dugal [Cannes, TIFF]. Moderated by Smriti Kiran, Artistic Director MAMI and Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.
Friday, Aug 7, 2020 | Love, Lament, and Rebellion + Kaleidoscope
6:00 PM – Day Two Kickoff
6:15 PM – Masterclass with Bombay Rose Director Gitanjali Rao [TIFF] and Producer Tessa Inkelaar [TIFF]. [CMHC Project]
7:00 PM – Bombay Rose [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
8:30 PM – Festival Opening Celebration
8:45 PM – Special message from Actor and IFFSA Advisor Padma Shri Manoj Bajpayee
9:30 PM – Aamis: Ravening [Assamese with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
11:30 PM – Panel Discussion with the Aamis Team: Director Bhaskar Hazarika [Tribeca], Actor Lima Das [Tribeca], Actor Arghadeep Baruah [Tribeca] and Producer Poonam Deol [Tribeca].
11:30 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- And sometimes, she loved me too [English]
- Bench [Urdu with English Subtitles]
- Choices [English]
- I Am Vrinda [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Level 13 [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- My Beloved Wife [English]
- Myth of Love [Bengali with English Subtitles]
- Nawab [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- SAHO… What’s your limit [Hindi with English Subtitles]
Saturday, Aug 8, 2020 | Contemporary Voices + Kaleidoscope
2:15 PM – Day Three Kickoff
2:30 PM – History of Indian Alternative Cinema – Masterclass presented by renowned journalist Nandini Ramnath. [CMHC Project]
3:00 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Difficult People [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Custody [Hindi, English, Marathi + Bengali with English Subtitles]
- Gulnara [Kashmiri with English Subtitles]
- Meal [Hindi + Bengali with English Subtitles]
- Neon [Hindi + Marathi with English Subtitles]
- Screw it, Man [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- The Loyal Man [Tamil with English Subtitles]
3:30 PM – Filmmakers’ Forum: Contemporary Voices of South Asian Cinema. Participants: Gurvinder Singh [Cannes], Shahrbano Sadat [Cannes], Bhaskar Hazarika [Tribeca], Pushpendra Singh [Berlinale]. Moderated by Naman Ramachandran [Variety] [CMHC Project]
4:30 PM – Nirmal Anand Ki Puppy [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
6:00 PM – Eeb Allay Ooo! [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
7:45 PM – Bitter Chestnut [Hindi + Pahari with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
9:30 PM – Nirvana Inn [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
Sunday, Aug 9, 2020 | The Feminine Mystique + Kaleidoscope
3:00 PM – Day Four Kickoff
3:15 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Exam [Persian with English Subtitles]
- Kayantar [Bengali with English Subtitles]
- Ghazaal [Persian with English Subtitles]
- The Shower [English]
- Bebaak [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Proof [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- A Bloody Mess [English]
- That Touch [English]
4:00 PM – Filmmakers’ Forum: Female Voices. Participants: Konkona Sen [TIFF], Rima Das [TIFF, Berlinale, Oscars], Geetu Mohandas [TIFF, Oscars]. Moderated by the renowned writer and journalist Nandita Dutta. [CMHC Project]
5:00 PM – Angry Indian Goddesses [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
7:00 PM – Listen To Her: Masterclass with Nandita Das [Cannes, TIFF], moderated by the renowned writer and journalist Nandita Dutta. [CMHC Project]
8:00 PM – The Song of Scorpions [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
9:30 PM – An Intimate Discussion between Director Anup Singh [TIFF, IFFR], Golshifteh Farahani [Cannes, TIFF, IFFR], and Saskia Vischer [IFFR, Locarno] Moderated by Anurag Kashyap [Cannes, TIFF].
10:35 PM – The Male Gaze And The Female Body: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly- Masterclass with KIFF Festival Director Bina Paul. Moderated by the renowned writer and journalist Nandita Dutta. [CMHC Project]
Monday, Aug 10, 2020 | Pain of Prejudice + Kaleidoscope
4:30 PM – Day Five Kickoff
4:45 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- 1968 [English]
- A Turban and a Beard [English]
- Autobiography [Punjabi with English Subtitles]
- Coffee Shop Names [English]
- Curd [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Diary of an Outsider [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Gabroo [English + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
- Kul Gov Garem [Kashmiri with English Subtitles]
- Passage [English]
- Rowai [English]
- Speak [English]
- St. Louis Superman [English]
- Two Brothers [Punjabi with English Subtitles]
- Who’s Next? [English]
7:30 PM – Forum: Pain of Prejudice – Participants: Ali Kazmi [Professor at York University], Sami Khan [Director of St. Louis Superman, Oscar] and Jaskaran Singh [Canadian Filmmaker]. Moderated by renowned journalist San Grewal [Founder of The Pointer].
8:30 PM – Aani Maani [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020 | Frame of Mind + Kaleidoscope
6:30 PM – Day Six Kickoff
6:35 PM – Stories of Courage and Survival
6:45 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Awaken [English]
- Anxiety: A Documentary [English]
- Chintu [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- From The Thunder [English]
- Grounding [English]
- Jazz Virk’s Haunted Addict [English]
- Just Breathe [English]
- Nr3535 [English]
- The Quiet [English]
- Things That Fall [English]
9:00 PM – Panel Discussion: Frame of Mind
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020 | Love is Love is Love + Kaleidoscope
5:00 PM – Day Seven Kickoff
5:10 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Darling [Urdu with English Subtitles]
- Miss Man [Bengali with English Subtitles]
- Season’s Greetings [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Sunday [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- The Booth [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- The Song we Sang [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
6:30 PM – Stories of Love and Acceptance
6:45 PM – Keynote Address
7:00 PM – Panel Discussion: Love is Love is Love
8:15 PM – Panel Discussion: Frame of Mind [Rescheduled from yesterday]
8:00 PM – Moothon: The Elder One [Malayalam + Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
Thursday, Aug 13, 2020 | Canadian Panorama + Kaleidoscope
6:00 PM – Day Eight Kickoff
6:15 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Apne [English + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
- Bleeding Hearts [English]
- Click Here To Play [English]
- Death of Death [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Emergency Contact [English + French with English Subtitles]
- Fermata [Dari with English Subtitles]
- Lovers, Leftovers [English]
- Need Some Light in Purgatory [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
- The Dinner [English]
- Uncle Saaajiid: Live from the Internet [English]
- Worth [Urdu with English Subtitles]
9:15 PM – Panel Discussion: South Asian Canadian Filmmaking
Friday, Aug 14, 2020 | Many Cinemas of South Asia + Kaleidoscope
4:30PM – Day Nine Kickoff
4:45 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- 1.4 GB [Bengali with English Subtitles]
- Baitullah [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Bhau: Brother [Hindi + Marathi with English Subtitles]
- Face to Face [Bengali with English Subtitles]
- No Symbolical Payment Please [Punjabi with English Subtitles]
- Remakri [Bengali with English Subtitles]
- Sekool [Ladakhi + Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Some Ancient Trees [English + Bengali with English Subtitles]
- The Return [Bengali with English Subtitles]
5:30 PM – Film Forum: Two Bengals, One River – Participants: Mostofa Sarwar Farooki [IFFR, Oscars], Rubaiyat Hossain [TIFF], Goutam Ghose [Cannes]. Moderated by renowned journalist Saibal Chatterjee. [CMHC Project]
6:30 PM – Made in Bangladesh [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
8:00 PM – Gamak Ghar [Maithali with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
9:30 PM – Musical Performance
Saturday, Aug 15, 2020 | Many Musics of South Asian Cinema + Kaleidoscope
2:15 PM – Day Ten Kickoff
2:30 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]
- Apna [English]
- Apna Apna Andaaz [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Dayalu: The Compassionate [Hindi with English Subtitles]
- Fireworks Wednesday [Persian with English Subtitles]
- The Desert Son [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
- The Fallen [English]
- The Flying Trunk [Pahari with English Subtitles]
- Uncle [English]
3:30 PM – Bhakti and Sufi Music in Hindi Cinema: Masterclass with Madan Gopal Singh [TIFF, IFFR] [CMHC Project]
4:30 PM – Ragas in Film Music: Masterclass with the renowned music maestro Amarendra Dhaneshwar. [CMHC Project]
5:30 PM – Contemporary Film Music Composition: Masterclass with Naren Chandavarkar and Benedict Taylor [Berlinale, Oscars, Udta Punjab] [CMHC Project]
7:00 PM – Journey of the Indian Film Song: Masterclass with the iconic Javed Akhtar Sa’ab. Moderated by the renowned writer Nasreen Munni Kabir. [CMHC Project]
7:30 PM – Lajwanti: The Honour Keeper [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
8:30 PM – Pearl of the Desert [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
10:00 PM – Musical Performance
Sunday, Aug 16, 2020 | The Bright Lights of Cinema
6:30 PM – Closing Day Kickoff
6:45 PM – Introduction to the festival closing films by internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Amit Dutta’s [Berlinale, Viennale, IFFR] bouquet of closing films by the renowned writer and poet Udayan Vajpeyi.
7:00 PM – Festival closing films
- Kramasha: To Be Continued [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
- Chitra Shala [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
- Aadmi Ki Aurath Aur Anya Kahaniyaa: The Man’s Woman and Other Stories [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]
9:00 PM – Festival Closing and Musical Performance
Sunday, Mar 17, 2019 | Buzz Event
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
12:00 PM – Volunteer Meet & Greet
Thursday, Apr 18, 2019 | Official Launch
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
3:50 PM – Press Conference
5:00 PM – VIP Reception
Thursday, Apr 18, 2019 | Official Launch Feature Film Premiere
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
7:00 PM – Sir (Hindi) – North American Theatrical Premiere
Sunday, Apr 28, 2019 | Buzz With Big Shorts
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
4:00 PM – Filmmakers’ Circle and Featurette Film Premieres:
Sound Proof (Hindi)
Binnu Ka Sapna (Hindi)
Zeeshan (Urdu)
A Cold Summer Night (Marathi, Konkani)
The Accordian (Urdu)
Ek Aadmi Ka Nyota (Haryanvi)
Thursday, May 9, 2019 | Festival Kickoff
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
5:00 PM – Press Conference
9:00 PM – VIP Reception
Thursday, May 9, 2019 | Opening Film Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Bhonsle (Hindi) – North American Premiere
6:30 PM – The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir (English,Tamil)– North American Premiere
6:30 PM – Blinded By the Light (English)– Special Gala Presentation
Friday, May 10, 2019 | Opening Gala
Mississauga Convention Centre, 75 Derry Road W, Mississauga
5:00 PM – Red Carpet
6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment
10:00 PM – After Party
Saturday, May 11, 2019 | Feature Film Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
1:00 PM – Kabul, City In The Wind (Dari, Pashto) + Fermata (Dari, Pashto) – Special Premiere
3:00 PM – Namdev Bhau (Hindi, Marathi) – Canadian Premiere
5:00 PM – Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon (Hindi) – Canadian Premiere
7:30 PM – Chippa (Hindi) – Canadian Premiere
7:30 PM – The Odds (English) – Canadian Premiere
Saturday, May 11, 2019 | Industry Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
3:00 PM – Producer’s Workshop – With Harpal Singh
7:30 PM – Masterclass
9:00 PM – Lounge Party
Sunday, May 12, 2019 | Short & Featurette Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
1:00 PM – Film Screenings Session & Discussion
The Field (Hindi)
Bebaak (Urdu)
River In The Desert (Urdu)
Meal (Bengali)
Clubhouse Of Terror – Dark Nun (English)
Clubhouse Of Terror – Clown Love (English)
Clubhouse Of Terror – Zombie Farm (English)
Clubhouse Of Terror – Drown By The Pond (English)
Clubhouse Of Terror – Black Birthday (English)
Mehlan Di Rani (Punjabi)
1968 (English)
A Turban & A Beard (English)
Gabroo (English, Punjabi)
Doori (Punjabi)
A For Apple (Urdu)
The Dancer (English)
Left Behind (English)
Sunday, May 12, 2019 | Feature Film Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
5:00 PM – Hamid (Hindi) + Kul Gov Garem (Kashmiri) – Canadian Premiere
7:30 PM – Love Goes Through Your Mind (English, Hindi) – Canadian Premiere
Sunday, May 12, 2019 | Industry Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
3:00 PM – Theatre Workshop – With Anamika Haksar
7:30 PM – Masterclass With Manoj Bajpayee
9:00 PM – Lounge Party
Monday, May 13, 2019 | Industry Events
Toronto, Ontario
12:30 PM – Film Forum
2:30 PM – Delegates Rendevous
Monday, May 13, 2019 | Feature & Short Film Premieres
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Bulbul Can Sing (Assamese) – Special Premiere + Rishta (English) – World Premiere
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | Social Impact
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – Film Screenings Session
Always Be… (English)
SOCH PSA (English, Hindi)
Anika’s Story – Going To School (English)
My Mom (English)
The Second Coming (English)
Nature’s Call (English)
Mirror Mirror On The Wall (English)
Dia (Urdu)
Haneri (Punjabi, English)
Feel Great (English)
Main Theek Hoon (Hindi)
8:00 PM – Panel Discussion On Mental Health
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | Feature Film Premiere
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:30 PM – Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatien
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | Bespoke Cocktail Reception
Anokhi, 200 County Court Blvd, Brampton
5:30 PM – Cocktail Reception & Networking
Thursday, May 16, 2019 | VIP Reception
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
5:00 PM – VIP Reception
Thursday, May 16, 2019 | Feature & Short Film Premiere
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
6:30 PM – London Singhs (Punjabi) – World Premiere + Singh (English) – World Premiere
Friday, May 17, 2019 | Shorts & Cocktails
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
6:00 PM – Short Film Screenings & Discussion
Four Walls And A Smile (Malayalam)
Arithmetic (English)
Difficult People (Hindi)
And Sometimes, She Loved Me Too (English)
Deyalu (Hindi, Marathi)
Poster (Bengali)
Purple (English)
Freak (English)
The Imposter’s Laugh (Laugh)
Welcome To Canada (Punjabi, English)
What’s Real? (English)
Courtney And Chester (English)
Sisters (English)
Awakening (Hindi, English)
Among The Soil (English)
Priya (English, Hindi)
The Butcher (Dari)
Scarlet (English)
Coming Home (English)
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | Feature & Short Film Premieres
Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas, 22 Lebovic Ave, Scarborough (Toronto)
1:00 PM – The Birth Land (Bengali) + The Residence (Bengali) – North American Premiere
4:00 PM – A River Called Titas (Bengali) – Retrospective Premiere + Habib Wahid – Obujhpona (Bengali, English) – North American Premiere
7:30 PM – Visions of Mookajji (Kannada) – North American Premiere + Revival (Bengali) – North American Premiere
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | Music Films
Sheridan College Grounds, 7899 Mclaughlin Rd, Brampton
3:00 PM – Music Films Showcase
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | Fest In The Park
Sheridan College Grounds, 7899 Mclaughlin Rd, Brampton
3:00 PM – FREE Fun Fair For Families | Live Performances By Canadian And International Artists
Sunday, May 19, 2019 | Feature & Short Film Premieres
Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas, 22 Lebovic Ave, Scarborough (Toronto)
1:00 PM – Between The Raindrops (Bengali) + Aurora Borealis (Bengali) – North American Premiere
3:30 PM – Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (Bengali) + Day of 71 (Bengali) – North American Premiere
7:00 PM – Pather Panchali (Bengali) – Retrospective Premiere + Some Ancient Trees (Bengali) – North American Premiere
Sunday, May 19, 2019 | Sunday Shorts
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
1:00 PM – Short Film Screenings & Discussion
A Sari For Pallavi (English)
Rufus King Park (English)
Deal (English)
The Silence Of Knowing (English)
The Moan (Bengali)
Mister & Missus (Hindi)
Tambur (Hindi)
Everything Is Fine (Hindi, English)
Pearls From The Sky (English)
About The Sharmas (English)
Who Am I (Hindi)
Sunday, May 19, 2019 | Industry Events
Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton
3:00 PM – Director’s Workshop – With Anup Singh
7:00 PM – Music Workshop – With Prof. Surinder Singh (Raj Academy)
Monday, May 20, 2019 | Feature Film Premiere
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga
2:00 PM – Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? (Hindi) – Canadian Premiere
Monday, May 20, 2019 | Closing Concert & Closing Ceremony
Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre lane, Brampton
5:30 PM – Sacred Sounds Of India – Full Symphony Concert with Prof. Surinder Singh and 20+ Performers | Closing Ceremony
*Festival management reserves the right to modify schedule and replace content under unforeseen circumstances. All film screenings are for 18+ audience.
